DAILY TEXT, Today Wednesday September 7, 2022, You will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you (Acts 1:8).

 DAILY TEXT, Today Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

You will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you (Acts 1:8).

Jesus encouraged us to insistently ask for holy spirit (Luke 11:9, 13). Jehovah uses the holy spirit to give us “the power that goes beyond normal” (2 Cor. 4:7). With the help of his spirit, we can endure any test. Furthermore, this strength helps us to fulfill well the responsibilities we receive in our service to God and can enhance our talents and abilities. In fact, we know that the good results we achieve serving Jehovah are not due to our efforts, but to the help of his spirit. We show that we value the holy spirit by asking Jehovah to help us detect any wrong thoughts or desires in our hearts.—Ps. 139:23, 24. In answer to our prayers, Jehovah can make us see through his spirit if there is something we need to correct. And, if that happens, let us ask the Holy Spirit to give us strength to fight against that bad thought or desire. This will show that we do not want to do anything that prevents Jehovah from continuing to help us with his spirit.​—Eph. 4:30. w20.05 28, 29 paras. 10-12

What steps must be taken to have “a close friendship” with Jehovah?

Today, millions of imperfect humans have a beautiful friendship with Jehovah. Many men, women, and children around the world are showing by their behavior that they want to be God's friends. The Bible says that Jehovah “has a close friendship” with upright people.—Prov. 3:32. They can enjoy this friendship because they have faith in the sacrifice of Jesus. Because of the ransom, Jehovah grants us the honor of dedicating ourselves to him and being baptized. As we take these important steps, we join the millions of dedicated, baptized Christians who already enjoy “close friendship” with the greatest person in the universe.

How can we show gratitude for friendship with God?

How can we show gratitude for friendship with God? Imitating Abraham and Job. They remained faithful to God for over a hundred years. We must do the same, no matter how long we have been serving Jehovah in this old system. We should also imitate Daniel and value our friendship with Jehovah more than our own life.​—Dan. 6:7, 10, 16, 22. With Jehovah's help, we can endure any trial and maintain our close friendship with him.—Phil. 4:13.

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